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Kenji Hirooka has particular experience in cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity investments, and corporate finance transactions. He supports clients for the success of clients’ businesses from various aspects including setting up a business, risk management, or resolving disputes. He also has experience in the areas of FinTech, and financial regulations and fund regulatory matters.
Atsutoshi specializes in advising clients on domestic and cross border M&As and also regularly advises Japanese and non-Japanese clients on various general corporate matters, contract law, labor law, property law, securities laws and various types of business laws in Japan. Given the unique and distinct nature of Japanese business culture and legal and contractual framework from western practices, Atsutoshi always clarifies what non-Japanese clients can and should not expect from contract...
Partner at Chuo Sogo Law Office P.C.; former vice-president at Osaka Bar Association (2015 - 2016); worked at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago (2005 - 2006); Adjunct Professor at Kyoto University Law School (2008 - 2012); Outside Director at three listed companies (Nakayama Steel Works; Arakawa Chemical Industries; Asaka Industrial)
Yuki Sato is an attorney admitted in Japan and New York. Her focus is M&A and financial matters including funds, private equity and financial regulatory. After working at Tokyo and Singapore office of global law firms where she has providing legal advice to funds in their investments in Japan, as well as assisting international client in cross-border transactions, she has represented both domestic and foreign companies in their M&A transactions, cross-border investments, joint venture...
In the unique position of having obtained dual specialization, M&A and Capital Markets deals in Japan with a topmost reputation and a plentitude of experience in both of these areas. In M&A, engaged in TOB, cross-border M&A and alliance, and within Capital Markets, advised on a variety of financing such as Global IPO/PO and third party allotments, resulting in being held in high esteem by clients, investment banks and lawyers, in innovative or large deals in particular. More recen...
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